diff --git a/libavutil/cuda_check.h b/libavutil/cuda_check.h
index ec1705b000b18..4a000938fb874 100644
--- a/libavutil/cuda_check.h
+++ b/libavutil/cuda_check.h
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
 /**
  * Wrap a CUDA function call and print error information if it fails.
  */
-static inline int ff_cuda_check(void *avctx,
-                                void *cuGetErrorName_fn, void *cuGetErrorString_fn,
-                                CUresult err, const char *func)
+#ifdef FFNV_CUDA_DYNLINK_LOADER_H
+static inline int ff_cuda_check_dl(void *avctx,
+                                   void *cuGetErrorName_fn,
+                                   void *cuGetErrorString_fn,
+                                   CUresult err, const char *func)
 {
     const char *err_name;
     const char *err_string;
@@ -47,15 +49,41 @@ static inline int ff_cuda_check(void *avctx,
 }
 
 /**
- * Convenience wrapper for ff_cuda_check when directly linking libcuda.
+ * Convenience wrapper for ff_cuda_check when dynamically loading cuda symbols.
  */
 
-#define FF_CUDA_CHECK(avclass, x) ff_cuda_check(avclass, cuGetErrorName, cuGetErrorString, (x), #x)
+#define FF_CUDA_CHECK_DL(avclass, cudl, x) ff_cuda_check_dl(avclass, cudl->cuGetErrorName, cudl->cuGetErrorString, (x), #x)
+
+#else
+
+static inline int ff_cuda_check(void *avctx,
+                                CUresult err, const char *func)
+{
+    const char *err_name;
+    const char *err_string;
+
+    av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_TRACE, "Calling %s\n", func);
+
+    if (err == CUDA_SUCCESS)
+        return 0;
+
+    cuGetErrorName(err, &err_name);
+    cuGetErrorString(err, &err_string);
+
+    av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "%s failed", func);
+    if (err_name && err_string)
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, " -> %s: %s", err_name, err_string);
+    av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "\n");
+
+    return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+}
 
 /**
- * Convenience wrapper for ff_cuda_check when dynamically loading cuda symbols.
+ * Convenience wrapper for ff_cuda_check when directly linking libcuda.
  */
 
-#define FF_CUDA_CHECK_DL(avclass, cudl, x) ff_cuda_check(avclass, cudl->cuGetErrorName, cudl->cuGetErrorString, (x), #x)
+#define FF_CUDA_CHECK(avclass, x) ff_cuda_check(avclass, (x), #x)
+
+#endif /* FFNV_CUDA_DYNLINK_LOADER_H */
 
 #endif /* AVUTIL_CUDA_CHECK_H */